Major changes are underway in the Tor Project, the Tor Network, and the Tor community. We want to tell you details and introduce the growing Tor community to the larger world.

The State of the Onion covers technical, social, economic, political, and cultural issues pertaining to anonymity, the Tor Project, and the ecosystem surrounding our communities.

Important topics include the following issues:

- Our new mission statement and code of conduct- An introduction to our „Vegas Plan“- Introducing a huge set of developers and users working on enabling your anonymity- An overview of the kinds of projects and groups involved with Tor- A summary and fact checking of important media coverage- A history lesson about the Tor network